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- Creator:
- Jones, Andria
- Description:
- Statement of Problem Traditionally nursing schools and universities have been shown to over accentuate academia and leave out emotional intelligence competencies ("Emotional Intelligence," 2007). This may be important in a service based profession such as nursing when the profession relies on the qualities of emotional intelligence, these qualities recognized as self awareness, self regulation, self motivation, empathy, and well developed social skills (Goleman, 2006). No prior published studies have been conducted on nursing students and the relationship that the emotional intelligent score has on clinical performance. However, there have been studies on established nurses that confirm a high emotional intelligence score is associated with better clinical performance and patient outcomes. Sources of Data Data will be collected from a convenience sample of traditional and accelerated nursing students currently enrolled at California State University San Marcos. Students will be asked to complete a paper survey of the emotional intelligence test, fill out demographic data to be used to describe the population, and be asked to permit the Principle Investigator access to clinical performance scores. Conclusions Reached Emotional Intelligence and Clinical Performance showed no statistically significantly correlation in this study, r(66)=.233, p=.056. Other variables also had no significant interactions.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Villanueva, Johannes
- Description:
- Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States despite four decades of decline in death rates and incidence of heart disease, stroke and related vascular diseases. Medication adherence has been increasingly recognized as an important health care quality issue. Patients frequently do not adhere to the complex prescribed medications despite evidence that adherence inproves quality of life and life expectancy. Adherence suggests that ethnicity and cultural background play an important part in medication adherence. Among Asian Americans, limited studies found greater rates of heart diseases in Asian Indians and Filipinos. There are also very few studies available on medication adherence and hospital admissions in Filipinos with cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, our primary aim is to examine the relationships between medication adherence and hospitalizations in Filipinos with cardiovascular diseases through a correlational, descriptive design.Factors such as age, gender, marital status, economic status, education status and the years of immigration in the United States or U.S. born and it’s effect on medication adherence and hospitalizations wil also be examined.Results from this study will help devise strategies to improve the health status of the Filipinos with cardiovascular diseases.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Shelton, Ashley
- Description:
- Statement of Problem Medication adherence in the older adult population has been a prevalent problem for decades. Hundreds of randomized control trials have been performed in hopes of finding the etiology to this issue with little resolved. To this day the true rate of medication non-adherence is still unknown, often over estimated and biased. Sources of Data Using the well-known brown bag method, older adults were asked to bring in their prescribed medications at two separate occasions, two weeks apart to check for adherence rates. After the pill count was completed the older adults were then given a survey regarding factors that affected their medication taking in the past two weeks. Conclusions Reached The older adult population is a difficult age group to work with. In conclusion, with the difficulties and limitations faced with participant recruitment, the end result continues to reinforce that medication non-adherence is consistent with a larger body of research.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
4. Occurrence of Malnutrition in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Elderly in Riverside County, California.
- Creator:
- Crisostomo, Jocelyn
- Description:
- Statement of Problem: Malnutrition is a frequent condition in institutionalized elderly but underestimated in the low-income community. An equally extensive study of malnutrition in low-income community-dwelling elderly is needed, in order to identify those at risk of malnutrition so intervention could be designed to prevent the development of malnutrition in this particular vulnerable group. Sources of Data : Data were collected from a convenience sample of elderly from a medical office in Riverside County, California. The first part of data collection involved a personal interview to cover the demographic, socioeconomic, and medical information elicited via the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) questionnaire. The second part of data collection was anthropometric measurements, specifically the obtaining of the weight and height of each participant. Conclusion Reached: Three independent variables, age (p=.031), depression (p=.000) and dementia (p=.001) showed statistical significance in affecting nutritional status in low-income community dwelling elderly in Riverside County, California.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Chu, Jiaoe
- Description:
- Discussing Death or dying is a taboo in many Asian cultures, including Chinese culture. Older Asian Americans were reported less likely to use hospice care than older White Americans. Chinese is the largest sub-ethnic group among all the Asian Americans, and they are profoundly influenced by their collectivistic culture and prefer the family decision-making model. While in the context of U.S. healthcare, patients' autonomy in decision-making is advocated. Studies among other ethnicities in the U.S. indicated that personal experience with illness, functional status, level of acculturation, and some demographic factors were associated with the attitudes towards life-sustaining treatment at end-of-life (EOL). This study explored the relationships of functional status and acculturation level with attitudes towards EOL in chronic vegetative state among community-dwelling elderly Chinese immigrants in the States.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Lopez, Aditaim
- Description:
- A phenomenological study was carried out in the form of a semi-structured interview to collect data from a convenience sample of twelve Hispanic students who had recently graduated or were in their last semester of a baccalaureate nursing program. The model of Nursing Student Retention and Anti-deficit Achievement theory guided the framework of this study to explore the following questions: 1) How do Hispanic nurses describe their lived experience in nursing education? 2) What aids Hispanic BSN students to persist in a nursing education? 3) How does the academic experience of Hispanic BSN students help cultivate graduate studies aspirations?
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Ferguson, Carolyn
- Description:
- Statement of Problem: The number of Iraqis fleeing for survival to various countries are increasing. The United States (U.S.) is one of the primary countries to accept and resettle Iraqi refugees. These refugees are a vulnerable population because of stress related to past trauma, seeking political asylum, and starting over. The intensity and accumulation of these stresses may lead to psychological and physical problems. Currently, there is a limited amount of research, especially qualitative studies, exploring recently immigrated refugees’ perception of stress, unique needs, and coping strategies. The purpose of this study was to address the literature gap and identify the perceived stressors and coping skills used by Iraqi refugees. Due to Iraqi men and women having different stressors and strategies for coping, this study focused on the men’s perspective as they are typically considered the main provider and decision maker within the family. Sources of Data: Data was collected from 10 Iraqi refugee men residing in Southern California. Inclusion criteria were residing in Southern California, age 18 to 60, lived in the U.S less than 7 years, and the ability to speak Arabic. Participants were recruited from Alliance for African Assistance’s (AAA) English as Second Language class, flyers placed in resettlement programs, and referrals from other participants. Interviews were conducted in Arabic and English in a natural setting, such as coffee shops, houses, and AAA’s conference and office rooms. Semi-structured interview questions were used to illicit the description of experiences and perceptions about relocating. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed to uncover themes and subthemes. Conclusions Reached: Common stressors and coping skills were identified. Major themes of the study included: stepping into the new world, getting established, establishing and sustaining a future, and dealing with stress. The themes were similar to other studies and followed Yakushko’s (2010) theoretical model of stress and coping strategies. New findings included loss of plans upon arrival in the U.S., difficulties with name change, stressors related to finding a language class, responsibility to care for family members with medical conditions, and discrimination within the local Arabic community. A new coping strategy not mentioned in Yakushko’s (2010) study was the use of focusing on positives. The results of this study provide nurse practitioners with an understanding of stressors endured by Iraqi refugees so proper assessments, interventions, and referrals can be initiated. By intervening early, health consequences related to stress can be prevented or reversed.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Nguyen, Thao
- Description:
- Problem: The need for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the primary care setting is increasing with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 due to the shortage of primary care providers. However, the role transition from registered nurse (RN) to NP has been described as overwhelming and stressful. NP residency programs are needed to help new NPs smoothly and successfully transition into confident and competent NPs to appropriately provide the quality and safe care of the complex and diverse patient populations. However, there is limited research on NP residency programs. Thus, there is a need for further research on NP residency programs. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the perspectives of near-graduating and newly graduated NPs on the values of NP residency programs in helping them transition into the NP role.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Huang, Stephanie
- Description:
- Venipuncture such as blood draw and intravenous (IV) access are commonly performed in the emergency department (ED) as a diagnostic and treatment intervention. The pain associated with these procedures is inadequately treated and poorly managed in the ED despite safe and effective topical anesthetics, which are available. Effective procedural pain management is essential in reducing physical pain and prevention of psychological and emotional trauma children experience with venipuncture. Research has been done and shows Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) cream is fully effective after application of 60 minutes. However, a sixty minute application time might not be feasible in the ED. The purpose of the study is to evaluate if EMLA cream is as effective at 15 minutes and 30 minutes as it is at 60 minutes. This will be a quantitative, randomized, and One Way ANOVA design study. A convenience sample of 969 pediatric patients’ ages 5 to 12 years old who visit the Sharp Chula Vista Emergency Department (SCVED) will be utilized for this study. Samples will be categorized into three groups with different EMLA cream application times: group 1 at 15 minutes, group 2 at 30 minutes, and group 3 at 60 minutes. The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPRS) and patients’ heart rate (HR) will be used for pain assessment before and after EMLA intervention. The One-Way ANOVA test will be used to determine if there is a change in pain level and heart rate in the means of the three groups. The f-test statistic will be used to evaluate main effects. If a significance is found, a Bonferroni post hoc will be performed to determine which of the timed EMLA group means is different by comparing one group against the others. The study will use a significant level of p≤0.05 with a confidence interval of 95%.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Griffin, Stephanie
- Description:
- Adolescent females in the United States and around the world are at an increase risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Understanding the factors that increase adolescent females vulnerability to HIV infection is necessary for the development of an effective HIV prevention program. The objective of this proposed research grant is to implement a community based HIV prevention program for adolescent females intended to change knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to safe sexual practices. A quantitative experimental pre-test/post-test control group design will be utilized for the proposed research study. Two hundred and sixteen adolescent females aged 13 to 18 years of age who live in San Diego County will be recruited to participate in the study. The Health Belief Model (HBM) will be used as the framework for the intervention. Both the intervention group and the control group will receive six 60-minute sessions provided by four trained female healthcare facilitators. The intervention group will receive education on HIV infection and skill building activities necessary to practice safe sex. The control group will receive education on sexual health, healthy relationships, and keeping a healthy body. The intended outcome of the proposed study is to see if there is a change in knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to safe sexual practices in adolescent females after completing a HIV prevention program. Outcomes of the intervention will be evaluated using four instruments: (1) HIV-Knowledge Questionnaire for adolescent girls (HIV-KQ AG), (2) Adolescents’ Attitudes: AIDS Precautions Scale (3) UCLA Multi-dimensional Condom Attitudes Scale (MCAS), and (4) An Adolescent and Young Adult Condom Self- Efficacy Scale. The proposed study is significant to nursing because the advanced practice nurse (APN) is a major provider in caring for the adolescent population. This gives the APN a valuable opportunity to provide HIV prevention education that is crucial for the adoption of lifelong attitudes, skills, and behavior that support the overall health and well being of adolescent females.
- Resource Type:
- Project
- Campus Tesim:
- San Marcos
- Department:
- Nursing